[ENH] Automatically extend listings before expiration #664
Description
😕 Addressed Problem
When using the bot to manage many small listings, the 100 free ads per month limit on Kleinanzeigen quickly becomes an issue.
After 60 days, listings automatically expire. Republishing them counts as new ads, which consumes the monthly quota.
However, Kleinanzeigen offers an option to extend listings before they expire, this doesn’t consume any new quota, but currently has to be done manually.
This means users with many listings either lose visibility after expiration or have to waste their monthly quota on republishing.
💡 Suggested Solution
Add a feature to automatically extend active listings that are close to expiration.
Configuration proposal
auto_extend:
enabled: true
days_before_expiry: 5
CLI usage example
kleinanzeigen-bot extend --all
kleinanzeigen-bot extend --ids 12345,67890
🔎 Alternatives
Manually extend listings on the Kleinanzeigen website (very time-consuming if you have many items).
Republish expired ads via the bot (counts as new ads and consumes the free monthly quota).
Use a cron job to remind the user, but still require manual interaction, not ideal.
🗺️ Additional Context
Kleinanzeigen allows extending listings shortly before they expire, without consuming new ad slots.
Automating this within the bot would help heavy users keep all ads active and visible, without hitting monthly limits.
The feature could be optional and controlled via the YAML config or CLI flags.
This improvement fits perfectly into the bot’s automation goal
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